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No. 61,065. Patented Jan. 8, 1867.

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WILLIAM HELFFRICHT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 61,065, dated January 8, 1867 IMPROVEMENT INPASSENGER REGISTERS.

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\ Be it known that I, WILLIAM HsLsrRIcur, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,have invented a Passenger Register; and'I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanving drawing, andto the letters ofreference marked thereon.

a My inveotionconsists of a portable box-like instrument, containing apulley carrying a roll of paper, on which are printed a continuousseries of tickets, the paper being passed through an opening or slit infront of the instrument by a conductor of a car, who tears off ticketafter ticket to he delivered to passengers who have paid their fares; sothat at the conclusion of a days work, -the proper ofiicer can, byexamining the remainder of the roll of paper, determine the amount ofmoney received by the conductor.

In order to enable others to make and use my invention, I will nowproceed to describe its construction and operation. On reference to theaccompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification- Figure 1is a side tiew of my improved passenger register.

Figure 2, a longitudinal section and Figure 3, the instrument as itappears when open.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views.

The case of the instrument consists of two box-like pieces of metal, Aand A, hinged together at a, and enclosing'a space containing theflanged pulley B, and the two rollers D and E, the former being coveredwith a tube of gum elastic, or other equivalent material, and bearingagainst the roller E. The roller B is situated near the rear of thocase,its spindle G turning in opposite sides of the same, on half ofeach bearing for each journal being in the upper portion, A, and theother half in the lower portion, A, of the case, so that on openingthe'latter, as seen in fig- 3, the pulley may be removed at pleasure.The journals of the roller D turn in the upper portion of thecase,and'those of the roller E in the lower portion, the two rollers beinggeared together, and one of the j ournals' of the roller E projectingbeyond the case, where it is furnished with a small serrated wheel, e. Aspring pawl, f, hung to the interior of-the case, and adapted to aratchet wheeh'li, on the rollei'E, prevents the latter and the roller Dfrom being turned in a direction contrary to that pointed out bythearrows: It is proposed to compel every conductor of a street car tocarry one of these'instruments, which he procnres at the depot orheadquarters of the company after a proper oificer has coiled round theroller 13 a long strip of paper, on which are printed a continuousseries of small tickets, each ticket,bearing date of the day when theinstrument is delivered to thev conductor for use. It; desired, thetickets may bear on their face consecutive numbers.- Thev strip ofpaper: is" to pass between the rollers Dand E, as shown in fig.- 2, andthence through a narrow opening, 1;, in front of the case, between theupper and lower portions of the same. The conductor on receiving a farehands to the passen get payingv it a ticket, which he has torn from thestrip, after which he turns the wheel euntil another ticket projectsfrom .the end of the instrnment,-to be torn oil and handed to the nextpaying passengenancl so on; the duty of the conductorbeing to hand everypassenger a ticket on receiving his fare. The instrument is small,easily carried in the pocket, and the serving of a ticket is tho act ofa moment, as it is tornagainst the sharp edge of the opening throughwhich it passes After his days duties, the conductortakes the instrumentto the proper 0fiicer,-at the headquarters, who proceeds to examine theremnants of the coiled strip of paper, and soon discovers how manytickets have been delivered, and the corresponding amount of money duefrom the conductor; hence it will be impossible-for the latter toembezzle money he receives from passengers, unless he fails to deliverthe ticket to each one who pays his fare, a neglect of duty which wouldexpose-him to the observation of and complaint from the passengers. Thetwo portions of the case of the instrument may be secured together bylatches in each side, similar to those seen 'in 1, or by any othersuitable fastening. The instrument may be employed to advantage byproprietors of places of public amusement, by compelling the money-takerto tear the ticketsfrom a roll in the manner described above. I

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Abox, capable of being opened at pleasure, and containing a rollof paperon' which is printed a continuous series of tickets; the paper passingthrough a slit or opening, against theedge of whichit can betorn oil,all substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

2. The combination'of the pulley B containing the roll of paper, and therollers D and Ein combination with the casing or box A A, having a slitor opening in front for the passage ofthe paper, the whole beingconstructed and arranged substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signedmy name tothis specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' 'WM. HELFFRIGHT.

Witnesses:

Cnnnnss E. Fosrnn, H. Howson.

